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  Music drawing
Who are you? Who do you want to be?
Your brain is like a muscle. Exercising or challenging your brain creates new neural pathways that allow it to do more: to learn more, to be more, to challenge yourself to discover who you really are.
According to Dr. Kenneth M. Heilman, distinguished professor of neurology and health psychology at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine, “To be creative, people need to break away from what they have been taught to believe, and thus divergent thinking is a critical element of creativity.”
Ilchi Lee, originator of the Brain Education System Training (BEST) and author of In Full Bloom: A Brain Education Guide for Successful Aging, writes: “We tend to ignore facts that contradict our long-standing beliefs…we have to question our basic perceptions about ourselves and about life.”
Lee suggests that once we are able do this we will be empowered to create a new sense of self, based on new pursuits, relationships and passions. In short, we need to break out of our routines so we can experience more and grow more.
According to Lee, the following exercise, music drawing, will help you unleash your creative power and express yourself spontaneously, stepping outside the trap of your own preconceptions. You will need three large pieces of paper and crayons to get started with this exercise.
From Ilchi Lee (Excerpted from In Full Bloom: A Brain Education Guide for Successful Aging)
1. Gather three stylistically distinct instrumental songs. For example, try a lighthearted polka, a soft lullaby or a booming orchestra piece.
2. Sit comfortably with eyes closed, quietly listening to one of the songs. Notice any colors or feelings that come to mind.
3. Gather crayons whose colors best seem to represent the song.
4. Now play the song again, this time “drawing it.” Let your hand move freely in response to the music. Do the same for the other two songs.
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